What is Topical Embalming of a Deceased? - Just Give Me 2 Minutes

[@chrisblevins755]

That was a great video Kari, I love when you show us the actual product or tools, while you describe the procedures. The closest we can get to watching you work!

[@KaritheMortician]

You are so welcome!

[@lorraineholland6499]

@@KaritheMortician nobody would not miss me, if I die they don't talk to me anyway ,

[@Mellie_H]

I can't get over the variety of things that are involved in the process of embalming! I've often wondered, "How did they do that?", at funerals, and you definitely help me understand more! Thanks Kari! Have a great day :)

[@KaritheMortician]

Thanks so much!! You too!

[@JBSDIVERSIFIED]

Excellent video as usual Kari. You are an excellent practitioner of the arts and sciences of Mortuary Science. A great embalmer very knowledgeable in this area!

[@KaritheMortician]

Wow, thank you!

[@JBSDIVERSIFIED]

@@KaritheMortician You are very welcome. I mean every word of it. I'm an old school practitioner who has knowledge of new school practices and principles as well. I'm one of your fans!

[@ms.prissy7759]

I simply love these 2 minute videos! They help me with everything I've learned thus far in class!! Thank you ms.kari please keep up the amazing work

[@KaritheMortician]

Thank you! Will do!

[@staciemessner171]

Hi there! I am a hairstylist and I did my first hairdo at the funeral home last week. She was a 97 yr old little lady. My daughter went with me for support. My daughter is just starting her career in mortuary science. We are in Michigan also. She will most likely be going to Wayne State. Your hair looks great by the way!

[@KaritheMortician]

Awww thank you!!! What part of Michigan? If I can help her in any way let me know :)

[@bubbaj8023]

Kari hope you and your family are doing well. Thank you for being a positive role model and source of information. I pray for you everyday. God bless you my friend. Tommy Mitchem Jr

[@KaritheMortician]

Thank you so much!

[@bruceliggett8036]

Oh wow, seeing you doing your thing is so cool! Love how you say “cot-in” so adorable 😊

[@long2baproverbs31woman2]

And but-on.🙂

[@KaritheMortician]

lol my michigan twang

[@rebafanc]

@@KaritheMortician I've always thought it was cute the way you say it. Glad to see I'm not the only one...lol

[@kaydee4296]

But-in too...😊

[@bruceliggett8036]

@@kaydee4296 Ikr, so cute! 😊

[@tiffanymims8691]

I got a survey below this video! It was asking if the video it recommended was a good recommendation. I gave the recommendation a 5 star because it was recommending you new series about crime victims and how their bodies may have been handled.

[@KaritheMortician]

Awww thank you!!

[@thaimays6933]

Wow thats funny i did too

[@williamjeffrey40]

I knew from the title what it meant, from the word topical, but didn't know how it was actually done or why. Thanks , I always learn something new to me.

[@KaritheMortician]

Glad you liked it!

[@jerrieschulz2034]

When I was alone for the first viewing of my 18 week daughter, the Funeral director left the room, I was peeking around trying to find the embalming site(s) and the Director quietly and quickly came to my side to see what I was concerned about. He told me that she hadn’t been embalmed, which gave me comfort. He did say he used a special cream on, which I know nothing about. My baby died on Sunday, I saw her on Monday and she was buried Tuesday morning.

[@KaritheMortician]

I am so sorry for your heartbreak!

[@Sssssssslf]

I'm so sorry you've had to experience such an unimaginable loss💔 bless your heart ❤️

[@nataliecassidy4298]

I am so very sorry that you have had to go through such a terrible situation. Hope you are doing well. I could not imagine having to go through any thing like this. May GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. Love to you from OHIO YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS.

[@kidneedonor8088]

Best ad for cremation I have seen, thanks!

[@KaritheMortician]

:)

[@Luke-ts6cy]

I'm glad you did this video, I had no idea that you're able to embalm that way. Thank you.

[@KaritheMortician]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anncorder6259]

Interesting and informative, as usual Kari! I am learning that there are so many facets to your profession, and you are so knowledgeable! Thanks for giving us an education, it’s fascinating!!!😊

[@KaritheMortician]

You are so welcome!

[@Wombat1420]

That gel reminded me of Dippity-do! (You are probably too young to remember!)

[@KaritheMortician]

lol not I don't know what that is

[@ms.martiegallego8834]

@@KaritheMortician It's a hair setting gel. She should have told You what it was .. LOL !!

[@squalli1297]

The Carol Burnett Show did a crazy parody of the movie "Valley of The Dolls" in the mid-late 60's. I only saw the show once, but the scene was 4-5 actresses sitting on a bed talking solemnly about their lives. One of the women in the scene was contemplating suicide. The response from another woman (Carol?) was "bring me back a jar of Dippity-Doo." I laughed for hours & haven't forgotten. I have named this formaldehyde jell Dippity-Doo when I became an embalmer, but didn't use it as a setting jell.

[@JaimeMesChiens]

LOL, what a fun name for hair gel.

[@shellyblack4727]

My mom used Dippity Do...( just aged myself 😆)

[@jeanaesamuel47]

Awesome video

[@KaritheMortician]

Thanks!

[@davidmckinney6577]

I love your channel and videos you are my favorite always have been and always will your channel is the very first channel I subscribed to when I first started watching KZbin

[@KaritheMortician]

I appreciate it!

[@amandaleeborchert3745]

Always interesting to learn from you. Great explanation. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@KaritheMortician]

Glad it was helpful!

[@candiceyoung8244]

So fascinating ,what u do. Thank you so much for sharing it with us 😊

[@KaritheMortician]

My pleasure 😊

[@jamesbarnhart4395]

Good information as always. Thanks Kari.

[@KaritheMortician]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Mellie_H]

Another note: When you record in the preparation room, I immediately wonder, "Ohhhh, is there a body in there with her?".

[@KaritheMortician]

lol there was not that day.

[@normasaldivar1882]

@RYAN R GRANT, Jr weird thinking 🤔

[@mikefoley2511]

I might be wrong, but if I remember correctly, when I was touring a funeral home and I saw the embalming room I was told that there was no body in the room due to HIPA. Plus the room was cold. I knew that from just sitting in the doorway of the room

[@Sssssssslf]

@RYAN R GRANT, Jr wtf

[@jwmarlowe4456]

The lip secret is awesome!! dry or cracked lips on the living or deceased ugh me out!! Thanks for the Videos Sunshine!!!!

[@KaritheMortician]

Thank you friend!

[@jwmarlowe4456]

@@KaritheMortician More than Welcome ❤💛💚🧡

[@cherylclyne9145]

Iv'e never heard of this before, really interesting Kari! :)

[@KaritheMortician]

Thank you!!

[@jjjonesmadsen.jjm1987]

I love your channel I learned so much from your videos about embalming and why people do this for a living it's very educational for me I lost my mom 5 years ago in October 2015 and I wanted to know what the process was about like the crematoriums burying process and it really gives me a piece of mind how you explained it I stumbled one day upon your video before my mom's death anniversary and I really love your channel it explains a lot on how embalming comes in certain embalming fluids and wow I'm blown away by it so every time I see this new one that comes up I'm just so amazed how somebody like you in Michigan does this for a living especially when we have this covid-19 hit it must have got pretty busy in there stay safe and your crew too just keep up the good work guys but please stay safe during this covid-19

[@KaritheMortician]

Wow thank you :)

[@garysansone2785]

A blessed and happy Easter to you kari and those 2 precious angels and hubby and entire family😄

[@KaritheMortician]

Same to you!

[@virginiareyes6747]

I think my mom would of benefited from topical embalming, her face looked so dehydrated and her her skin on face was peeling, it was very heartbreaking to see her that way 😞

[@KaritheMortician]

She needed some hydration it sounds like :(

[@Nan-59]

You guys have one heck of a job!!! 🥺

[@KaritheMortician]

Thanks

[@melissasmith3134]

Very interesting! Thank you so much for always educating us about the funeral industry!

[@KaritheMortician]

You are so welcome!!

[@chrissyford7192]

Thank you for another great informative video your the best

[@KaritheMortician]

You are so welcome

[@nicoleperron3315]

I've used seran wrap for a watercolor technique. It's very versatile, wonder what we would do without it LoL

[@JBSDIVERSIFIED]

Absolutely! It's also amazing what cotton will do. Could you imagine doing this work without seran wrap and cotton? Lol

[@KaritheMortician]

it is amazing how many things get used outside of their primary use

[@JBSDIVERSIFIED]

@@KaritheMortician Absolutely!

[@Decgyrrl]

I think I mentioned this b4. But the night my mother died, it was wintertime in Feb. Our apartments are very warm. We opened the window, but the air was circulating in her bedroom. She had tissue breakdown. By the time the FH came, she was starting to swell. The nxt day when my cousin & I went to make her arrangements, I had her clothes with me, he informed me that she couldn't b viewed. It broke my heart. I believe this is what they had to do to her. We had a closed casket. I could not see her anymore. I wanted to kiss her goodbye. It hurt me deeply. Tho I got to see my father, they did a wonderful job on him. But it would've been nice to say goodbye in my way to her too. But they did what they had to.

[@KaritheMortician]

Thank you for sharing this

[@ravenkitley7092]

Hey Kari One of my autistic special interest is mortuary and funeral home stuff The funeral Director that did my grandfathers cremation Told me I know my stuff I still have one more grandparent to go but I’ve learned that I do better touching the body getting that Closure and then visiting the grave once every year

[@KaritheMortician]

That is awesome! Let me know if I can answer any questions

[@ritashustitzky2934]

Very interesting, as always!

[@KaritheMortician]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@marleythepuggle8059]

Can you do a video on preparing someone for cremation as to burial. Your videos are really Informative.

[@KaritheMortician]

The contrast would be interesting

[@kennmills4382]

I remembered form your video on 4 types of embalming techniques.

[@KaritheMortician]

yes!

[@Debdiencal]

That was very interesting. Thanks.

[@KaritheMortician]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kirkhurry1833]

God blessing your always

[@KaritheMortician]

Thanks

[@lauragadille3384]

Very interesting

[@KaritheMortician]

I think so too!

[@biarritz84]

They use topical embalming on pets if they are going to have a viewer for them before they are buried as well. I used to work at Angel Refuge Pet Cemetery in Mansfield (Ontario)Ohio & the owner is a licensed Mortician.

[@KaritheMortician]

I don't know how they would with the hair

[@biarritz84]

@@KaritheMortician I don't believe it was a liquid & instead it was a powder & he said it was a procedure used on burn victims or premature infants but things could have changed since then because that was years ago & he's an elderly man now

[@Sssssssslf]

@@biarritz84 how interesting

[@nicolerodanhisler39]

Hi Kari happy easter to you and your family

[@KaritheMortician]

Same to you!

[@nicolerodanhisler39]

@@KaritheMortician thank you

[@MrBassman313]

Very cool tips! I assume the "packing method" would be used with decubitus ulcers/bed sores?

[@KaritheMortician]

Yes, correct

[@ms.martiegallego8834]

@@KaritheMortician Kari, with the bed sore issue, do You pack them then seal them off with plastic wrap or other material? This would be a scenario where the plastic undergarments would be used, correct ? Thank You so much for educating us . You're Great !!

[@kellymccallister7373]

Hey Kari if I would want you or Caitlin to take care of me after I die would you be allowed to come do that?

[@KaritheMortician]

Someone licensed in your state would have to allow it

[@kellymccallister7373]

@@KaritheMortician thank you❤💙❤

[@tomwagner2773]

Sounds way less invasive .But as you say its the psychological impression one must get past to do it i.e. on the dead vs the living. But very interesting. But working in the Morgue at one point did leave an impression.

[@KaritheMortician]

Thanks Tom

[@danlindberg4849]

Had to watch this one twice! Apparently coffee was not strong enough to wake up receiving cells in the brain!

[@KaritheMortician]

lol I get that many days

[@danlindberg4849]

@@KaritheMortician :/

[@catherinethomas1304]

Gd day Kari! Thanks for the info. Is there a reason why different colour gloves are being used?

[@KaritheMortician]

No they just come in different colors :)

[@tiffanymims8691]

Some companies that make gloves use the colors to distinguish the thickness of the glove. I would assume most embalmers would use the thickest gloves which are often black in color, but not always.

[@kevinmitchell8650]

The action of external fluid on the lips as a hydrant . Is a controlled preservation? Fluid tends to set features and dehydrate. Yay or nay?

[@KaritheMortician]

what external fluid?

[@kevinmitchell8650]

@@KaritheMortician Wrong choice of words. Liquid? Gel? Use external. Anyway my thought was about shrinkage of lips etc. You’re a great teacher.

[@robertganley313]

Very interesting, Kari, were these techniques taught in school or did you pick these up "on the job"?

[@KaritheMortician]

Both!

[@joncampos5551]

So I guess you could do this on advanced decomp? Like skin slippage?

[@KaritheMortician]

Yes exactly!

[@jasonbennett3293]

Always informative. Have you been told that you bear a resemblance to actress, Joley Fisher?

[@KaritheMortician]

Yes I have!!

[@tiffanytrippeer5401]

Still wish I had gone into Mortuary School after high school.....

[@introfiant30]

Never to late.

[@KaritheMortician]

Yes never too late to work in the business!

[@countrydawn418]

Does a body can be ready for viewing right after the embalming, or you have to wait for.

[@travelinben1966]

Correct me if I'm wrong Kari.Topical embalming with no viewing and cremation the following day ?

[@KaritheMortician]

It is not needed at all if no viewing and cremation

[@travelinben1966]

@@KaritheMortician Thank you for clearing that up for me.

[@larryulery3729]

Do you leave the pack on or take it off after the embalming is done. I like your 2 minutes videos Very informative

[@KaritheMortician]

Take off usually but some areas we have to leave a treatment on for viewing

[@susanweiss1439]

Webroll think rolls of heavy woven gauze. Kair, can you do outside in embalming with really damaged bodies from car accidents? ie: crush injuries to ribs, pelvis, and the like.

[@KaritheMortician]

Restorative art?

[@susanweiss1439]

@@KaritheMortician more along topical treatment, crush injury, with bones poking through skin. Restorative I can see for a facial disfigurement.

[@cheekychicka]

Kari, I am wondering if you have any thoughts on people using the ashes from a loved one being used to make tattoo ink? Do you feel there could be health risks to the person getting the tattoo. Is it something you would discourage or recommend? And for anyone reading this, do you think this is creepy? I’m looking for all feedback! Many thanks!

[@lilchi721]

Yes you can have tattoo art made with cremated ashes of your loved one. These are referred to in the industry as ritual or commemorative tattoos. The important thing to keep in mind is that the ashes need to be handled properly, in a sterile environment when being mixed in with the tattoo ink. Any contamination of the ashes or ink can introduce the risk of infections

[@cheekychicka]

@@lilchi721 ~ hanks for your feedback and suggestion. I have heard of people using ashes for ink but you never know what is true. I have my father’s heartbeat that I plan on getting tattooed in myself and I have some of his ashes so I think it might be great to marry the two together. I think I am more worried about the chemical and structural composition of the ashes and if there is anything that could possibly go wrong. I don’t plan on getting the design done on a high-vis place because it is so personal but wondered about instances where using ashes caused some form of rejection.

[@KaritheMortician]

It is more natural to put their cremated remains into your skin than ink actually

[@teresapaskell5459]

Oooh is formalaldhyde gel the new anti aging 😂

[@KaritheMortician]

lol

[@ms.martiegallego8834]

@@KaritheMortician If it is, I'll have a case of it !! LMOAO !!

[@jamesmusisca7547]

some women's faces look like they've been embalmed LOL

[@spoda81]

@@jamesmusisca7547 And others look like they should be embalmed.

[@courtneys6220]

I emailed you but I have a question 🙋‍♀️ when a person who has bad inflamed flaky flaky psoriasis do y’all leave the flaked alone or do you have to remove them ?

[@KaritheMortician]

Leave alone, it is not like other growths that are easily removed it would be a whole later or two of epidermis.

[@lauradougherty8426]

If said person is dead how can the body absorb fluid if the secretory system is dead because the person is dead?

[@KaritheMortician]

formaldehyde works by gas and so it permeates.

[@lauradougherty8426]

@@KaritheMortician thank you for explaining that

[@kirkhurry1833]

I hope you help me

[@KaritheMortician]

?

[@kirkhurry1833]

@@KaritheMortician I want to work at funeral homes

[@normasaldivar1882]

Hi Kari! I’d just like to say that it is so strange how an embalmer can stick a body using trokar into body and inject and remove fluids out of a human body instead of a medical doctor.It just seems so not right to me. Not sure why I see it that way. It’s seems too easy without having some type of a medical degree. 🤔

[@KaritheMortician]

We are trained to do it.

[@normasaldivar1882]

@@KaritheMortician probably even better than a doctor would. 💕👍🏻💕

[@robertganley313]

My mother died of arterial sclerosis; she appeared very bloated at her viewing. Since her circulatory system was damaged, how would you have used alternative methods to embalm her?

[@KaritheMortician]

It would have taken several arteries raised. Was she in the hospital prior to death?

[@robertganley313]

@@KaritheMortician Yes she was but I would say she died from the inside out. Her illness was no doubt a result of smoking!

[@TeamTrumpUSA]

Hi Kari. Are you familiar with extreme embalming? Cheers

[@KaritheMortician]

Yes definitely

[@ms.martiegallego8834]

@@KaritheMortician I know a while back You talked about the extreme embalming; you at that time we're going to look into getting the info on just how it's done. You said things that made so much sense to me on how it is done. I would like a sequel to the old show so we can know what's done . Thank You , You must have a very busy schedule !! Stay Safe, Luv Ya !!😷

[@silverbullet4055]

So Embalming is for the Living, not the dead; paradoxical, huh? As a living person, I thank you.

[@KaritheMortician]

Yes indeed :)

[@jamesmusisca7547]

kinda like pin point injection

[@KaritheMortician]

Yes sort of

[@janeordway4841]

The Egyptians used outside the body embalming all the time.

[@KaritheMortician]

Yes indeed!

[@GRObeare1]

Is this the same as embalming a very young baby via osmosis

[@KaritheMortician]

Yes somewhat

[@introfiant30]

Syngel and Hexaphene. If you have a stuffy nose, those two will clear it right out.

[@KaritheMortician]

I could use it today I have a cold and allergies together

[@thaimays6933]

Do you have to be some type of mortician to bury animals and cremate animals

[@KaritheMortician]

No you do not. you do not need to be licensed as a mortician to do those.

[@jamesmusisca7547]

for mel to hide

[@KaritheMortician]

?

[@kirkhurry1833]

To have a job

[@KaritheMortician]

?

[@AmericanAmy]

First.

[@KaritheMortician]

Yeah!!

[@AmericanAmy]

@@KaritheMortician 🙂👍

[@brendaharrington2201]

She can't pronounce the word button. I best she flunked English.

[@KaritheMortician]

Only one way to say button

[@kirkhurry813]

I hope you help me

[@KaritheMortician]

With what?